Chayefsky

Fishko Files | May 18, 2010

Film is a visual medium, but the words that inspire the pictures are critical. The screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky died 25 years ago, but people still remember his films, vividly; and what they tend to remember...are the words. Here is the next Fishko Files...

"Marty", "Network" and many of Chayefsky's other films are available for purchase at Amazon.com

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